Bob W wrote: >>The costume certainly has; spandex & aerodynamic helmets, and > > bicycle > >>engineering has made incredible improvements. >> > > > I'm not so sure about that. I don't wear spandex or a helmet. My > bicycle is a steel one and wouldn't look particularly out of place in > that film (except for the 21 indexed gears perhaps). I have a Brooks > saddle and a Carradice saddle bag, same as them. > > British cycle touring is a bit of a time warp. > > When I was in my 20s I used to sneer at the sort of middle-aged man > who was a member of the CTC, carried an old camera and was in the RPS. > > > Now I'm almost 50 and a member of the CTC and the RPS and have a Leica > of my own I switch between sneering at my younger self, and horror at > what I've become! > > -- > Bob
Thanks to you, I spent too much time on YouTube last night, watching cycling videos. But I discover this: www.cadenceclothing.net and the photos of the team. I particularly enjoyed the shot of Willis, which I think is a killer photo. Doug "Rugby? Who wants to go to Rugby?" Brewer -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
